Lockheed P-3 Orion crash, Apr 26, 1978 (7 killed), Lajes...
Lockheed P-3 Orion accident on April 26, 1978 near Lajes Azores Islands, Portugal with 7 fatalities.
- Date: April 26, 1978
- Aircraft: Lockheed P-3 Orion
- Location: Lajes Azores Islands, Portugal
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: En route
US Navy P-3B BuNo 152724 crashed into the Atlantic about 32 km northeast of Lajes, Azores, on 26 April 1978 while on a training mission. All seven crew were killed and only a few pieces of debris were found. The cause is unconfirmed, as the sources do not agree on whether the aircraft was on approach or on a training sortie.